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| 1 | not knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go 迷路的 |
| We’ re well and truly lost. 我们确实是迷路了。 |
| get lost They decided to drive to York and ended up getting lost. 他们决定开车到约克去，结果却迷了路。 |
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| 2 | if something is lost , you cannot find it 遗失的；丢失的 |
| The keys are lost somewhere in the house. 钥匙丢在房间的某个地方了。 |
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| 3 | only before noun no longer existing or no longer likely to exist 不复存在的；不可能存在的 |
| The strike has cost the airline £3 million in lost revenue. 这次罢工使该航空公司损失了300万英镑的收入。 |
| a poem about lost innocence 关于失去的纯真的一首诗 |
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| 4 | lost time or chances have been wasted （时间或机会）浪费掉的，错过的 |
| The team’ s season has been littered with missed opportunities and lost chances. 该球队在本赛季一直在坐失良机。 |
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| 5 | not usually before noun not feeling confident or relaxed because you are in a new situation , for example with a group of people whom you do not know （由于身处新环境而感到）拘谨的，不自在的，不自信的 |
| Mark looked a little lost amongst all those trendy designers. 马克在那些时髦的服装设计师中间显得有点拘谨。 |
| Nothing was the same any more. I felt lost. 一切都变了。我觉得很不自在。 |
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| 6 | completely destroyed 彻底毁坏的 |
| The group is working to preserve old buildings that could otherwise be lost. 该团体在努力地保护古建筑，否则它们就有可能遭到彻底毁坏。 |
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| 7 | killed, especially while fighting in the armed forces 遭难的；被杀死的；（尤指）阵亡的 |
| lost in battle a memorial to all soldiers lost in battle 纪念所有阵亡战士的纪念碑 |
| lost at sea a ceremony to commemorate those lost at sea in the Second World War 为纪念二战中葬身大海的人举行的仪式 |
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| 8 | never before noun too interested in something or concentrating so hard on it that you do not notice other things around you 沉湎其中的；专注的 |
| lost in sth Grayson became lost in the music. 格雷森沉浸在音乐中。 |
| lost in thought Martin was lost in thought and did not hear the door open. 马丁陷入沉思之中，没有听到门打开了。 |
| lost to the world Look at them watching their video. Completely lost to the world! 瞧他们俩看录像的样子。把整个世界完全抛诸脑后了！ |
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| 9 | never before noun unable to understand something because it is extremely complicated 糊涂的；迷惘的 |
| I was completely lost after the first paragraph. 读了第一段后我彻底糊涂了。 |
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| - | all is not lost spoken
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| used for saying that a situation is not good but there is still a chance of success |
| 尚有一线成功的希望 |
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| - | get/become lost (in sth)
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| to be forgotten or not be dealt with because there are many other things to think about at the same time |
| （由于要考虑的事情太多而）被遗忘的，未被处理的 |
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| These are very important issues that must not get lost in all the details. 千万不要只顾着那些细枝末节而忘了处理这些重要的事。 |
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| - | get lost spoken
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| 1 | used for telling someone rudely to go away 滚开；别来烦我 |
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| 2 | used for telling someone rudely that you are annoyed by something they have just said （用于不礼貌地告诉某人对他们刚说的话很恼火）见鬼去吧 | ‘Why don’ t you ask Jimmy to come too?’ ‘Get lost! He’ s horrible!’ “你为何不把吉米也请来呢？”“见鬼去吧！他太令人讨厌了！” | |
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| - | lost for words
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| to be so surprised , shocked etc that you do not know what to say |
| （由于吃惊或震惊而）不知说什么好 |
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| - | lost on sb
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| if something is lost on someone , they do not understand it or are not influenced by it |
| 某人不明白的；对某人不起作用的 |
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| The joke was lost on Alex. 亚历克斯没听懂这个笑话。 |
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| - | lost without
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| very sad or unable to deal with something without the help of someone or something |
| （没有某人或某事物的相助）很难过的，无法处理的 |
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| Tim loves that dog – he’ d be lost without it. 蒂姆很爱那只狗，要是没有了它，他会很难过的。 |
| His wife handles all the finances – he’ d be lost without her. 所有财务上的事全由他妻子一手操办，要是没有她的帮助，他将一筹莫展。 |
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| - | make up forlosttime
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| 1 | to spend a lot of time doing something because you did not have the chance to do it before 弥补失去的时光 | After 30 years apart the sisters were keen to make up for lost time. 经过了30年的分离，这对姐妹很渴望能多聚在一起弥补失去的时光。 | |
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| 2 | to do something more quickly or more often because something prevented you from making progress before （加快或加紧做某事以）弥补损失的时间 | The project was delayed for two weeks so we’ re trying to make up for lost time. 该工程拖了两个礼拜，因此我们在尽力地赶进度以弥补耽误的时间。 | |
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| - | make up/recoverlostground
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| to become successful again after having been delayed or having had problems |
| 东山再起；收复失地 |
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| Logan hopes to recover lost ground this season after a series of disappointing defeats. 洛根经历了一连串令人沮丧的失败后希望在本赛季东山再起。 |
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